Moore: Memphis schools need to face the high cost of trauma among students
Guest Columnist
Dylan Moore
Dylan Moore is a teacher and department chair at a public charter school in Southwest Memphis, and a community advocate with Stand for Children and 9-0-ONE (Organizing Network for Equity). Originally from Washington, he has lived and taught in Memphis since 2017.
Childhood trauma is commonplace — 52% of adults in Shelby County have had at least one adverse childhood experience, which includes such problems as abuse, neglect, domestic violence or parental suicide. Yet Shelby County Schools often lack the resources to respond to it.
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